Alumni

Jesse Seay (1993-1996)

While with WVFS, Jesse served as News Anchor/Reporter, DJ, and News Director. Jesse holds an MFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an MA in Media & Cultural Studies from UNC-Chapel Hill. Her interest in field recordings led to the creation of the on-line archive, Favorite Chicago Sounds, in 2006. Jesse also spent several years on-air as a host and producer for Chicago Public Media’s Vocalo.org. Her sound sculpture has shown at the Hyde Park Art Center, the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum and the Chicago Children’s Museum, and is on permanent display at the University of Chicago.

Currently: Sound Artist and Assistant Professor at Columbia College Chicago. Find her on Facebook.